Chapter 2.2, Problem 34E

In each of Exercises 2.32–2.37, we have presented a frequency distribution of qualitative data. For each exercise,

1. a. obtain a relative-frequency distribution.
2. b. draw a pie chart.
3. c. construct a bar chart.

2.34 Freshmen Politics. The Higher Education Research Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles, publishes information on characteristics of incoming college freshmen in The American Freshman. In 2000, 27.7% of incoming freshmen characterized their political views as liberal, 51.9% as moderate, and 20.4% as conservative. For this year, a random sample of 500 incoming college freshmen yielded the following frequency distribution for political views.

Political view	Frequency
Liberal	147
Moderate	237
Conservative	116